A Little Shopping in South Carolina

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 We visited a few places in South Carolina. We went to the Market Common for some outdoor shopping and the mall located in Columbia. These are some of the items that I looked at while shopping in South Carolina.

I found these gorgeous swan candles at Anthropologie. 
They were only $5! I didn’t like the scent of the candle 
so I cleaned them out and I will use them for storage. 

I took a peek inside this book. It has beautiful photos and wonderful recipes!
The Kinfolk Table

Beautiful grasshopper plates

I love these teacups!
Nature Teacup
I visited this little boutique-hair salon in Myrtle Beach. 
Salon Edge

The earrings in the middle are the ones I purchased from Salon Edge. 
They have gorgeous jewelry and decor. 



all photos via Mrs. Shockley

Pink Grapefruit at Williams & Sonoma

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We visited the William~Sonoma store in South Carolina. I love looking around this store. Everything is so pristine and lovely. I was in the home scents section and spotted the pink grapefruit line. It smells so good!! I love the candle and lotion. I purchased the lotion and I have it on my desk at work. So fresh and feminine…

Pink Grapefruit Candle

Pink Grapefruit Hand Lotion


photos via Mrs. Shockley

Beauty Day at Von Maur

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A few weeks ago I was in the mall at my favorite store Von Maur and stopped by the Estee Lauder counter. I wanted to get some more of the lip gloss they had. The representative told me that if I spent $45 I would get the entire Estee Lauder gift bag set for free because it was beauty week at Von Maur!! Well sign me up!! You would not believe the free items I received from Estee Lauder. So fantastic…

For purchasing the two lip glosses I received this beautiful Estee Lauder
makeup pouch and all these items!!
I got two free lipsticks (my choice of color) and this eye shadow compact. 





The Estee Lauder Perfectly Clean facial wash is so fantastic and smells wonderful!
I also received the Estee Lauder Daywar cream with SPF 15 & the Advanced Night Repair serum.
Here is a photo of the Estee Lauder Daywear Cream.
Here are the two lip glosses that I purchased. 
Estee Lauder Lip Gloss
(all photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Charming Charlie in South Carolina

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This is a really cute store! We have a few here in Indy but I was curious about the one in South Carolina. They had the same items we did but the store was much bigger. So, of course I wanted to peruse around. See my photos below thanks for reading!!!

Walking into the store. Love the chandeliers of course!!

Cute starfish bracelet!

Oh my the clutches!!! 

They sell clothes!! Animal print is such a neutral. I love it!

This was a great statement piece. 

These are the earrings that I purchased. The top pair is from Charming Charlie.
See here if you wish to purchase them. 





all photos via Mrs. Shockley

The Madame

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I did quite a bit of shopping while in South Carolina. One place we visited while walking on Main Street in Myrtle Beach was The Wildflower. It is a vintage boutique that carries lots of different things. The owner is a “picker” and goes to a lot of estate sales.

The one thing that caught my eye was the statue below. I have wanted one of these for sometime now. I saw one of my favorite designers Tobi Fairley with something like this in her living room and she put her Chanel pearls on it and I thought that was just fantastic!

Below are some of the items I saw and the statue that I purchased. I call her “The Madame”. I also posted the decorating video from Tobi Fairly and P. Allen Smith that gave me this idea. Have a great weekend!

My statue called “The Madame”. I only paid $20 for her.
I put my Chanel pearls on her too!!

She had beautiful seashells. I loved this one. 
It reminded me of the seashells that Aerin Lauder has in her home.



She had loads and loads of vintage earrings. 
Of course I purchased a pair. 


The last pair with the blue is the pair I purchased from her. 
To watch this on your mobile phone click here.
(photos by Mrs. Shockley and video from Youtube)

Small Goodwill finds in South Carolina

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Whenever we travel I always find a Goodwill store wherever we go. I love going to Goodwill stores in different states! I figured each state will have different items for sale and that is a great opportunity to get some lovely pieces in my home. I visited one in South Carolina, of course. I didn’t find any clothes but I found the picture and floral arrangements below.

My husband always gives me a hard time about faux flower arrangements but when we got in line to pay for my items a few ladies were “eyeballing” my arrangements. One lady even spoke up and said, “Well, I didn’t see those back there”. I just smiled and looked at my husband. I love my pieces and will enjoy having them in my home. If you missed my Goodwill shopping in New York post read it here.

My Andre Meyer picture and peony arrangements that I purchased at the Goodwill.
I paid $10 for the picture and $3.75 for each arrangement. 

Here is a better photo of the picture. I love it!
Do you see the villa in the back?
I hung it in my upstairs hallway. Now I am just waiting on my husband to paint the walls.
Hint, hint!



(all photos via Mrs. Shockley)

Our Stay in South Carolina

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Well, we are back home and back into the swing of things! Our vacation in South Carolina was wonderful! The weather was nice and warm and the flowers were already starting to bloom. We always stay at the Inn at USC when we visit Columbia. It is a wonderful hotel! It is so clean and I love the breakfast offered every morning!

Our room is always clean and I love using the gym facility. My daughter loves the hotel and that to me speaks volumes. I didn’t take any photos of our room because they came out too dark but here is a glimpse inside the hotel.

The lobby inside the hotel

I love the vase.

My husband and I outside the hotel. We were sitting in the rocking chairs.






We ate dinner at the Blue Marlin. This was the teriyaki salmon with yukon potatoes
and collard greens. 

Outdoor dining at the Blue Marlin

This was my dinner at Hoskins Restaurant. 
I had fried chicken, a baked potato and cabbage. 





My dessert… this was a caramel, pecan brownie cake.






This was the second hotel we stayed at. It was called Ocean Dive Beach and Golf Resort.
It was a great stay!

This was our view from the hotel we stayed in at North Myrtle Beach.




(all photos by Mrs. Shockley)